Level 2 & 3 First Aid at Work

It is a requirement of the Health & Safety law that employers provide a safe and healthy environment to work in. If your assessment of first aid needs highlights the need for qualified first aiders, then this level 3 qualification (level 6 in Scotland) will provide you with suitable, highly trained personnel.
This comprehensive three-day course covers a wide range of first-aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergencies with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way. In addition, this course will include any protocol changes that may have arisen since their last training course.
This course will give the participants a qualification to the highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

A range of subjects are covered in:

• Legalities, responsibilities and reporting

• Dealing with an unresponsive casualty

• Fractures and spinal injuries

• Control of bleeding

• Assessment of the situation

• Shock (including Anaphylaxis)

• Head injuries

• Sprains and strains

• Burns

• Stroke

• Epilepsy

Certification

This qualification lasts for 3 years. To renew the qualification, learners will need to sit the FAW Re-Qual course. However, it is recommended that during the 3-year period, the learners attend annual refresher courses.